Oklahoma Primaries Split Over Hall Tax Issue
Gov. David Hall defended his 1971 income tax package as voters endorsed his program while Republicans claimed repudiation. Analysis showed no clear verdict as nine incumbents and one senator lost, with mixed votes on the tax bill. Several runoffs and re-elections loom as Finis Smith and Rex Privett faced no casualties.
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Oklahoma City
David Hall
Hall
House
Oklahoma
Clarence Warner
Miami
Warner
Senate
Finis Smith
Rex Privett
Smith
Tulsa
Privett
Dmaramec
Wilburn Cartwright
Central Market System Needs Said by Panel
Washington AP reports a House subcommittee after 26 days of hearings urged a central market system for securities. It called for open exchange membership, competition among market-makers, tougher penalties, and independent SEC reforms.
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Washington (Ap
Congressional
Yes
America
House Commerce and Finance
John E. Moss
D-Calif
Securities and Exchange Commission
U.S
SEC
Court Busing Plan Challenged in 6th Circuit
In Cincinnati, the 6th U S Circuit Court weighs a Detroit desegregation busing plan across 52 suburbs. NAACP, Detroit Board of Education, Justice Department and districts argue over legality and delays. Jurisdiction, Nixon era antibusing law, and past court orders frame the appeal.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Detroit
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Michigan
Frank J. Kelley
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Detroit Board of Education
Justice Department
U.S. District Court
Stephen J. Roth
Flint
Mich
Roth
Nixon
NAACP
Appeals Court
Pot Defendants Fail To Appear In District Court
A 26 year old Lawton man Rick Dale Bridges had a 2500 dollar bond forfeited after he failed to appear for trial on a felony charge of delivering marijuana. District Judge Jack Brock issued a bench warrant for Bridges after his no show. James David Curran pleaded guilty to a reduced possession charge and received a one year deferred judgment.
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Lawton
Jack Brock
Rick Dale Bridges
Bridges
James David Curran
Columbia
Brock
Demos Move To Expel Nixon Backer In Milwaukee
Mary Ann Maier wife of Milwaukee mayor narrowly survives an effort to expel her from the Milwaukee County Democratic organization over her endorsement of President Nixon. Democrats held a council meeting voting 36 to 19 short of two thirds to suspend rules for a vote with plans to try again in September. Eight years earlier a councilman was expelled for backing Goldwater.
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Milwaukee
Mary Ann Maier
Milwaukee County Democratic Organization
Nixon
Maier
Henry
Miami Beach
Barry Goldwater
Mortgage Defines Modern Home Choice Joke
A woman reveals when asked if her new house is contemporary or colonial that neither fits because the home is mortgaged. The quip frames mortgage status as the defining feature of the property.
County Trust to Foreclose on Lawton Meat Firms
Comanche County Industrial Trust Authority moves to foreclose on the Lawton Meat Supply Building Corp including Katy-K Meat Packers and the Mary Lou Ranch after a federal judge's Aug 15 ruling allowed proceedings. The trust held a $542,000 loan on April 1 1970 and mortgages on most of the firms’ real property.
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Comanche County
Trust Authority
Lawton Rendering Plant
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